It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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24260. | Hasan (hasan_elhussein) | 62.13 | 95% | 2020-07-09 |
24261. | Frank (fanyang) | 62.13 | 94% | 2013-07-21 |
24262. | ShakenNotStirredMobile (sha... | 62.13 | 95% | 2015-03-19 |
24263. | steven (urmoots) | 62.13 | 94% | 2018-03-02 |
24264. | Matt (weirdoperson) | 62.13 | 91% | 2013-05-03 |
24265. | orchid (orchidngo) | 62.13 | 94% | 2013-07-08 |
24266. | Vian (fadehimself) | 62.12 | 96% | 2024-04-19 |
24267. | LAO (legendoflaohan) | 62.12 | 97% | 2019-10-09 |
24268. | Liszt (franz_liszt3) | 62.12 | 99% | 2024-01-08 |
24269. | gianlemon (gianlemon) | 62.12 | 96% | 2023-09-27 |
24270. | cliff (clifflee14281428) | 62.12 | 95% | 2021-07-26 |
24271. | jeans (jelowo) | 62.12 | 95% | 2021-10-04 |
24272. | Karthik (kaykay512) | 62.12 | 95% | 2020-12-15 |
24273. | Redsam (redsam) | 62.12 | 89% | 2012-12-27 |
24274. | GoldenLemur (impfire) | 62.12 | 97% | 2018-11-12 |
24275. | Mohammad iqbal (md_iqbal) | 62.12 | 94% | 2012-12-21 |
24276. | Geust (geustplayz13) | 62.11 | 92% | 2023-09-18 |
24277. | Zack (dragonwhip135) | 62.11 | 91% | 2013-04-04 |
24278. | NJ (njc99) | 62.11 | 96% | 2022-05-19 |
24279. | woogux (wgx9891) | 62.11 | 93% | 2016-08-10 |
24280. | Pink (pinkbass) | 62.11 | 97% | 2021-11-20 |
24281. | Cody (codylari) | 62.11 | 97% | 2016-02-05 |
24282. | dawid (nuclearmansnothot) | 62.11 | 94% | 2018-02-21 |
24283. | Abhishek (mypracticesessions) | 62.11 | 94% | 2011-06-03 |
24284. | Chloe (chloejb29) | 62.10 | 96% | 2024-04-17 |
24285. | Samsal (webdev360d) | 62.10 | 98.3% | 2024-01-03 |
24286. | Unwind (unwind) | 62.10 | 94.9% | 2024-03-11 |
24287. | Nguyen Cong (ve1233) | 62.10 | 90% | 2014-01-12 |
24288. | najjar (najjar) | 62.10 | 92% | 2015-12-21 |
24289. | Newt (newtle) | 62.09 | 96.6% | 2024-01-10 |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |